Your carbon of your letter to Mrs. Wilder is a good one.
I hopeit has borne results,

Mr. Stetson is here for a few days. Unfortunately he will
not be able to stay for the meeting. He says to go ahead on
the same lines. e is going to ask Mr. Wood to collect the rest
of the money for Turtle Mound. Mr. Wood is here living now
on 4500 16th St., N. W. In conversation with him some time ago,
he said it would be hard work for a person not acquainted with the
psychology of Florida to make the collections, but that the right
man could da it, Thereupon, I told him he was the right man and
would he do it, for Mr. Stetson would be greatly pleased. He said
he was minded to do it when he went to Florida and if he undertook
it and found he could not collect such a small sum (of which he hsd
no fear) no one would know it for he would pay it himself. So
I hope now that we can get some xzit result.

I asked Mr. Stetson where the deed is and he suggested that
either Judge Stewart or Dr. Hulley might have it.

le~ter .. a I hoe a bve been weting ,, rpooe y to newer yoro
.""' 0 b...lOe. E ..8talkey' ad to~ld her th~t; the .dat would be Febr'u-
i oo with you to both of. .he histortool mee.tins a'nd nothirg

would ipaa# iae better M thau to spend a day with you in Orldo
-. but J.ut aow X icnmot see my way clear to do this.
: You know that thia isa eglag.tive year. We' 4 .
gi..sglative Oaunoil meetng herq Januiry 19th. Weo had a'aitE-
did t eei tI and absolutee bat"ony prevailed, which is a little
.. unue~4 bedauee he bave had some trouble-makers, We hae a&
very ull. pzogsa and. the flznotal ona itene. of the state
S.. e goi i t iake our work dubly diffiaialt. I have been wofk-.
ing to gt his pzogrea out to the py ;s and have euooesded in
getig. aAie offt y handewith the addition of publicity ;ot.
.'< '-. : fores;y.ieduaJitoal. speaker from the United States Forest ,
:Co. ;. "zAoa.e -o c'o0 e to us on the 16Bh of February for & ,s a .weeke
*itinraf ; a dzr the au4spies of the florida LegislatUve Couna-
i' "e l.:.o da okery As ooaiation i goinC to present', .
a -. b dl rt .bes enaotient of a law. ozeatr% a Forestry BoaJd.
with a 0,tO For'cator. This bill v111 be .sponeore4 .,by the
* /florda, Leealativ Counoil and .this prelitinary educational
: wok Is 6ea-aay to ptt Ithe i over, We have been working
on h is "t r sye and a w. sneeiw a the appointed tiame. :Bryan
M.fl :d0ly 4'draw thbe. bill and Col.WB.Gre.tleycthief o# the
:* .t ,voe app .ov#"-aa"-la ;hp1ping an in every -way.
S. ':..:, drawing of a tweekitinerary with eetin
2e"e ..th tiees a day :ls a small. obbesidea my other .
3n4t /oaoiln work. *Th. tine la eoxceedingly short
b t =f1A 4.'dth; oo6veing jf the Le.istat4z.,the first of
F 0 *' t*ration 1t- a it StiPeaterqn the. 8nd S5th
`*0ft"h .t beoisnee I -a Oharman- of the Endowment and the-
I am join to; t* %o et *to that-meeting, I am notawe.
rt St Yon even. go titr. People .e 1not paying theit
*Wfl*tn and w< e hatt, to tot qlQsb on most of the lahd -we
0 hso',thvn'y, UIttla' propa jt .elearting anything aut all .bo
SbOAt-RiWh U ateu2Sis e sared. by us aS tol as others.
... .3.. '-'.M.'i0 0 'anA poo' a -.Our 'ropertees,of course,
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. e w',e ftqw -..: a o, Sa yr e raw t a ru s.jt vo. .uaus -
' y :I -tuld have my program. as woriod out that I could leave
h for a few ay .. .. .. .
SUnfirtbately the change. ian the date has found Mrsa
Stanl.ey;,also,tid p with engagement. inu the mthwest part of
tbe statptbolouw farpa. Unfortunately those in. charge of the
Florida .Ittortial Soviet.y seem to think those on the Board
have fothtaj- else to do atd. that they can change their dat 0s:
at Wirl. E iaslike more than I can tell you to seer.lnly let
you hbold th ba, alone. tt as you ae a perfot host your-
jrk J *o-.a* ~j' -I -. ^ .J^ -^^-A--,^_A axe a ~rfeot- hostL'__ your -. _

Your letter of January 9 I mean February) gives me bad
news, Of course if you can't be at the meeting, you can't, and
it will not be your fault. In case you find it absolutely im-
possible for you and Mrs, Stabley to be at the council meeting
in the aftehoon of Feb. 16, will you give Mrs. Connor or anyone
elase you wish who is a member of the Council your proxies so
that we can meet. You remember the rule about quorums.

I can see that you have your work cut out and it is very
important.

*vhen I get to De-and, I shall look up the donors to the
fund for Turtle -Iound,

Tomorrow I shall try to see Mr. Wood again and submit
the treasurers report for his O.K. I will sound him again
on Turtle Liound. You know Mr. Stetson has been here and I asked
him to ask Mr. ,ood to go get the money and he promised to do
so. With a request from that source we ought to get some actioh.

I expect to leave here on the tenth and shall stop over-
night in Jacksonville, so that I shall hope to see you.

The Knauss book bills have been paid, I am sure you will be
glad to know. I have written my member 10o, 267, which is the
southern Branch of the University of California, I d:ave also
filled up some of the vacancies caused by death or cancellation,

Do not work too hard, and if possible *come over to ,iace-
donia and help us, Sincerely,

jim legislature opens tomorrow and I should be
thereO, but it will be impossible for me to go until the
first of next week.

My friend, Mrs. Mayes of Pensaoola, Ohairman of
Legislation SEr the Federation, is here with me. She
has her oar and we will stay together, and next week
drive up.

Judge Andrews is a member of the legislature, and has
possibly gone to Tallahassee, and it will be more convenient
for him to meet you here than any where else.

I will be glad to hear your plans for Turtle sound, and
I am sure Dr. Robertson will be pleased.

Now, the Garden Cireles of the oity, 18 in number, are
going .to have an all day eesting Thursday, the ?that
one of the beautiful estates out at Orange Park* and as a
member Z as invited to come and bring my guests, and so I
want you to come to arrive here Wednesday night instead of
Thursday morning, because you will enjoy the day iEmneaely.
We will drive out and have luneh wMjh the others on the bank
of the river, and then be home at night. I have plenty of room
for you and will enjoy having you* If you will let mao kow
when you will arrivewewe would go to meet you at the tra ..

Your letter of the ;6th tellin- me that Dean Kerr will probably
not be reappointed is before me. This is disappointing.

I am glad to know that Hledges has definitely promised to
resow the oyster beds at Tuttle Lound. I am today raLainr out an
agreement between the Society and sellerr fro takin care of the
;..ound, etc. for 19L7 and 1928. Mrs. oonnor has doubtless
written or told you all of this, so I shall nb go into details.

A letter fror- Mrs. Wilder tells me that she has had another cor
tribution of T.LI. for ,OQ.00, this from Mr. Fleming; and still
another from a laa; for ten dollars. I will pay these in oi our
note iri.iodiately.

I an much interested in the clipping of the oldest resi-
dent of St. Johns Co. I am filing it.

'oo bad Davis Shores has gone onto the hands of a receiver.
I hope they can finally carry on. It As one project that has
always seemed first class in.every respect.

Sincerely,

J jes A. Robertson.

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CLASS OP'SSVIC
This is a full-rate
Telegram, or (;aye,*
gram unless its char-
acter is indicated by
a symbol in the check
or in the address.
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Just this morning I have returned from New York where I went
to attend the funeral of our Mrs. Vonnor. I have been so upset
about it all that I have not been able to write you before this.
I was not prepared for this to happen. Thank you for sending me
a copy of what you wotte in the Jacksonville paper. Your
article is most excellent# and all the better and truer for having
been written by you.

I 4ad two talks with Mr. Connor and shall perhaps go up
to Onteora to takk things over with him in August. He has been
appointed administrator of the Jeannettex Thurber Connor Estate.
Both he and Mrs. Thurber are anxious to have all Mrs. Connor's
plans for-the Society anf for her other work go ahead. I said we
will do all in our power to see that the work does go on.
Mb. Connor daid that he was certain that Mrs. Connor would wish
the mission to be turned overto the Society, and I suppose this will
be done. Plans for Turtle Mound are to go ahead.

I will keep you informed of things from time to time.
Sincerely,

(:J~aes A.Robert on* ^^

Instead of having an address next year as authorized at last
meeting, I think it best to have a Jeannette Thurber Connor memorial
meeting. I have written Mr. Stetson for his OK. I have asked him
to try to plan to be there and preside and to speak. I am now asking
you if this eventuatesto spaek also--whether Mr. Stetson is there or
not. You were one of her very best friends and it is just that you
should say something. JAR.

Dear Mrs. ennings:
Yours of the 26th reached me. Thank you for the assurance
that I knew you would give that you would do all possible to help.
I shall call on you, not once or twice, but many times. I am hoping
that you will consent to become vice president of the Society at its
next meeting. I am writing this to Mr. Stetson.
Thanks for he clippings. I wish to make a scrap book of
writings and notices about Mrs. Connor, atnd shall esttem it if you
will sena me scph as come your way.
Miss Lerch tells me that she knows some one--a woman--
who could do the rest of the Mission book, if she could be indioed to
take it up. So far as the Menendez letters go and the other vols.
of Colonial Records, I could do those,given time; but we shall see
what we shall see. I hope we can draft some good person into the
work. I would turn over the Menendez letters with a right good will,
for though I should much like to do them myself, I have so many
other things in the fire for the Society, my flag book and the Legis-
lative records of Bsitish west Florida, that I am fearful that they
letters will rust, before I can get them out, Then this adminis-
trational work is getting heavier all the time. I hope some day to
have a stenographer with me all the time. That will give me much
more time to do things.
Sorry you could not take the place on the Library Board*
Then I should know that something would be done. But I realize that
you can not multiply yourself too much. But I hope you will watch
the board and see that it does its work. There is a fine chance
for a real board to do some good work, especially in Florida where the
library is to be created from the ground up.
I shall write to Mr. Cast and to Judge Andrews.
Don't worry about the two books. Your credit is good as
long as you wish it. Sincerely
/ James A. Rob rton

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You did not enclose the clipping about the Library Board. Will
you seni me the full name and address of Mr. Cash. so that I
can write him.

Captain Albett Moeller is the full name of Mr. Moeller and he
lives in .aytona beach. or he can be written care of Mr. Harry
Sams, 114 Same Avenue, "ew Smyrna, Mts. Connor said she would
try to get him an appointment in the Audubon Society, as 1 learn fro
a letter from Mr. Sams. Perhaps I would better copy that letter

"The late Mrs. rashington E. Conner mailed to my sister,
Mrs. L. E. Wilson, two copies of an agreement which were to be
signed by A.H. Moekler, as caretaker of Turtle Mound. I have sub-
mitted these agreements to Mr. Moehler and he says they are perfectly
satisfactory to him but that he did not care to sign them until he
-had received an appointment from the Audubon Society and one from the
State Bish Commissioner which Mrs, Conner haud promised him she would
try to get.
Sinox Mrs. Connor's death, which caused a deplorable loss to this
community, I hadIyjk Ihiw what to do in referenda( to this 1 matter and'am
writing you for information. I will hold, the contracts until I
hear from you.

(Signed) Harry H. Samse

Please note spelling of Mr. koehler's name in Mr. Sams's letter.
I suppose that is the correct spelling.
I-am also se &ding a copy of this letter to Mr. Conner.

I have answered iy Same to hold on as all of Mrs. Connor's plan
are to be cassied. aut*..
JAR.

erewith I return your letters. I have written tja
Both Mr. Cas# and Mrs, Butler. Hope they respond as they should.

A cable from Mr. Stetson yesterdpr suggested that
the second vol. of Colonial lecordsbe edited by myself and made
a memorial vol. to irs. Connor. I am going to suggest this, in
accordance with Mr. Stetson, to Mr. Connbr. I think we'shall
trwat the Menendez letters more or less in the same way.

I have a new membership from Columbia, S.,. I also
expect one from the smaastwax Museu m of the American Indian,
in New York.

A letter from Mr. Connor tells me that he has added a codi-
oil to his will staying that all Mrs. 0onnor's papers in the event o
of his death are to be turned over to a lady of his acquaintance
(and a lose friend of Mrs. Connor) so that her plan might be
carried out. This is in the event of his death. I think he
would better simply turn the papers over to me- -except the
Mission papers. I shall write him immediately,

DEPARTMENT OF
GAME AND FRESH WATER FISH
THE STATE OF FLORIDA
TALLAHASSEE

July 23, 1927.

Mrs. W. S. Jennings,
1845 Main St.,
Jacksonville, Fla.

Dear Mrs. Jennings:

I am in receipt of your letter
of July 20th, requesting that Mr. Albert H. Moehler
be appointed as honorary deputy game commissioner.

I will be glad to issue this
commission to Mr. Moehler as soon as we get the
necessary forms, and will mail the commission direct
to you.

It will not be possible to allow
Mr. Moehler any fees in cases of arrest, as the law
provides that all such fees be deposited in the State
Treasury to the credit of the game fund. This commission
will give Mr. Moehler authority to arrest persons found
violating any of the game or fresh water fish laws.

Respectfully yours,

Commi

MKO/mp

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THE STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
TALLAHAS SEE

T. R. HODGES,
SHELL ISH COMMISSIONER July 27th, 927.

Mrs. i S. Jennings,

Florida Legislative Council,

Jacl:sonville, Florida.

1845 Main Street.

Deal1 Mrd. Jennine g :

I beg to acknoviled 'e receipt of

your kind letter of July 2Cth, and was very sorry

indeed to learn of the illness of your brother-in-law.

and hope he is quitee recovered by this time.

Thankzs for the con-rlatulations. I

will try to merit your kind approval and approbation.

The only thing I can see in not allowing

the crayfish to be called by its real name is that some people

might prefer the lobster, not being fond of fish.

I will take the- matter up right .,:away with

Captain Albert H. Moehler, in regard to doing some oyster

planting on Turtle Mound as I expect to be down in that

territory soon.

Thanking you for your kindness and with

kind personal regards, I beg to remain,

Yours s /ereR,

TRHR/ER of

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY
WASHINGTON, D. C.
ADDRESS REPLY TO
CHIEF. BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY
AND REFER TO July 27, 1927.
O-P
Pos.

Your letter of July 21 addressed to Mr. Redington who is
out of the city at present, is received.

,7e shall be pleased to recommend the appointment of
Gapt. Albert H. Moehler to the position of United States deputy
game warden carrying with it authority to enforce the Migratory-
Bird Treaty Act and Regulations. This position, as you probably
know is a cooperative one carrying no salary except that ap-
pointees are sometimes paid a per diem when assigned to active
duty in emergencies. Due to limited funds for the enforcement
of the Federal game laws the assignment of active duty to deputies
is infrequent. We are sending Captain Moehler a form on which he
may make application for appointment.

If we can be of any further assistance please do not
hesitate to let us know.

I think we would better leave the presidency as it
is for the present. This was Mr, Stetson's wish, and until
he have a chance to express his opinion, I.think we would better
let things stand*
Thank you much for your willingness to act as vice
president. 'here is no xone better than you. I shall
look no farther,

Again thanks for the promise to speak in memory of
Mrs. Connor, I too wjsh JBS were to be with us at next
meeting
By all means Vol. Ii. of theColonial Records should
bear Mrs. Connor's name as zxtkiazx eAitor, and careful expla-
nation given of what work and planning she did o d figure
And if there are future vole. I thin) her name s figure.
I shall let you know of the out-ome of the talks,
with ., Connor as soon as I reutrn from Onteora. I shall
go up toward the end of the month.
You may be interested in knowing that I have o
permission to buy for b2 J some Mura letters that hae t
turned up More anon about this. ut please say not vng
yet. I. Rah-,n. Have several

Mrs. W/8. Jennings
1845 Main St.
Jacksonville
Florida.
Dear Mrs. ennings:
Thank you for your letter &I the 20th, which should
have been answered sooner#
Bully for you in regard to the preservative forestry
laws. This is only one of many things you have done. I
wish F'lorida had a half a dozen of you.

I return the itzwitwTarywarTkramzafx carbons
of the letters you write about Moehler. I hope things
come out as we wish. It will soon be the end of the year
we shal have to put in 1929 instead of 1928 as the limit
the expiration of his overseeship.

Professor J,D. Hicks, of the University of ietrraska, is
teaching history in sdmrner school here at HGeorge a/ashington Univ-
sity. Ta conversation the other day, he told me that there is
a runork in Lincoln, where he lives, that the Bryan papers are to be
broken up, some sent to one place and some to.another. For in-
stance:,. he has found some papers on deposit with the State His-
torical Society at Lincoln, others at the Library of Congress,
and the rumor says that a wide distribution of the rest is to be
made/

Professor Hicks wishes to use these papers in writing of the
life of Bryan, etc., and is interested of course, in having them
all preserved in one place. They should be and it would be most
unfortunate if they were separated and scattered/

I wonder whether you can help see that they are preserved
in one place, either at Lincoln, where they ally belong, or
in the Library of Congress where they would be of interest. I
think though that they should all be in Lincoln. hope none
have been given to Mliami University or to Tennessee, although I
hear that some are to be sent to the latter state.
I am very much concerned about this; especially so after having
gathered papers on the Philippines and on Florida.
Sincerely,

We also are havingg cool nights, some rain, and
just now coolish days, but we had some powerful hot weather.

I shall go to Onteora late this month. I shall help
LUr. Connor pack all the photostats and transcripts of Mrs. Connor
except those rek&ting to the i.iission book. He wishes the bo-
ciety to have the use of the MhSS. for ten years, publish what it
wishes in that time, and then will deposit them in the Library
of Congress in accordance with Mrs. Jonnor's wishes. I think
this is very liberal. I e:xect to say part of a week there, and
several days in iJew York as I return to work in the Library.
'here are always many things to do there.

Thanks for the copies of the letters for my file.

I will revise the contract with Capt. .:oeller and take it
to Onteora with me, sending you a copy when I draw it. I
suppose the third will not be enough just now. The money
advancedby lMrs. Connor is to be rapaid to the estate you
know and it was the rest of tthe gate receipts that she
counted on to do that. However, for the succeeding years beginning
with 1928, that can be done, I think.
I shall carefully put in the liquor clause. I had one in
the old contract.

I enclose a letter and accounts from M.rs. Wilder.
Please return they as soon as you can. I have just answered
it telling her to get out the letter. I.will have it written and
made ready for mailing here. I think perhaps it should be
signed by the president of the Society. I shall have it written
on our fine pa~er

The amount of the note in DeLand, which has just been re-
newed, is 954.00.

Mrs. Brown turned over to .456.t00.

I have no other qcjounts.

I do not havethe early blue print. I have one sent me
the other day by I.r. Jonnor, since the fence.was put up.
The Daytona Beach Bank is putting on the screws. Yet we
have paid them over 600.00 within a year.

I ssall see IBr., .ood before I go I.orth.

I wonder whether I.r. Connor could have the note transferred
to New York City. I shall speak to him about it. I would
like to take Mrs, Wilder's letter with me when I go northnext week
or within a few days later than that.
Hope all is well with you.
Sincerely

I have just remade tVe contract, and send you herev.'ith
a copy.. I remade it on your lines except that I give the
Society one out of each five admissions, and. ten percent of .
drinks and eats. I itve covered. the alw 'EIol' Vt'tit6 t Bi y
I think. Realizi n that this may not be'definitive, I slall
hold it in abeyance; or at least shall send a copy down to
i~tay:x Lir~. Sweett for lIoeller's decision. m2ope we can get him
as he se-r.s to be the man.

I have another two hundred dollars to apply on T.M --
from 11r. Reynolds. Ade would have made it more but he had his
brother fror: St. Augustine here at the Sanitarium and it cost
him fifteen thousand dollars to mend him up.

LIrs. ,ilder wri es that she hates to ask people for money
for the mound. I lhve no qualms there, since i is not for my-
self. She says she would like to resign. I told her not to,
za at least until the year is up. .he probably will not. She
sent :.ie copies of her original appointment, which was plenipo-
tentiary all right. I write her that she wqs appointed for
another year at last greeting to collect roney.

I leave tomorrow morning going by day beca use I wish to
read over a 1.. submitted by Prof. Siebert at last, on the loyal-
ists and turn it over to the Yale University Press before I re-
turn, It is good stuff and will make renown for the Society.

'o more .dist now. lrs. Robertson would send greetings
if she 1-ne'. I was writing. I am going to see .Tlr. iood this
morning and ask him flatly for some money.

As I was on my way down I was stung by a big hornet on
the head and it hutts. Ran into a lot of them that had evi-
dently been stirred up by some children.

Thanks for the effusion about the title to the"fountain
property". I an senLing it to iMr. Reynolds for his information--
as a loan not for keeps. It is too precious to let get away,
However, M:r. Ranson forgets one thing. The oldest title to
lana in .merica goes back even farther. It is the ball of Alex-
ander VI (pope) vho hy his bull of IMay 4c, 1493 just after Colimbus
returned to pain after his first voyage. It gave Spain the right
to hola all the net land within a certain compass, on condition that
it ..as evangelize.

I'Hoj, once de Leon was given a graht all right enough a&nd it
incldeL the present city of "akna-lxiE. But nhy link it up
with the fountain? St. augustine.

It is to laugh. This is history that does not instruxt but
ohly misleads.

Have yuu i.eard of the unfortunate suit between the Thurbers
and Mxr, onnor over ILrs. Connor's will? I am so sorry.
Captain LI;oeller seens definitely to Lave decided tot to
play in our back yard. '.oo bad.